The Grumpy Vegan congratulates Mandy Coe — sister of Sue Coe — for sharing the winning prize in the inaugural Manchester Poetry Prize.
Lesley Saunders and Mandy Coe shared the £10,000 Manchester Poetry Prize at the opening of Manchester Literature Festival. Oxford-based Saunders, a university professor, and Coe, a former welder and electronics engineer from Liverpool, impressed with their contrasting but brilliant styles to jointly receive the inaugural award – the second largest in British poetry.
